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"Avery Keene is back, trying to get her feet on solid ground after unraveling a conspiracy that took down the President of the United States. But as the sparks of impeachment hearings and political skirmishes swirl around her, Avery is approached at a legal conference by Preston Davies, an unassuming young man and fellow law clerk to a federal judge in Idaho. Davies believes his boss, Judge Francesca Whitner, was being blackmailed in the days before...
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En Colombia ha sido muy extensa -y, en algunos aspectos, contradictoria- la legislación sobre seguridad social. Esta obra, dirigida a estudiantes y profesionales del derecho, contadores, administradores y ciudadanos en general, contiene un análisis crítico del desarrollo del Sistema de Seguridad Social colombiano y las nuevas instituciones que se han creado a partir de 1993, año de expedición de la Ley 100.
Los primeros capítulos tratan la evolución...
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This book considers the trajectory of women's emancipation over the last century-the path from property to partnership and the roles played by technology, the changing nature of work, and especially women's right to control their own reproduction-and considers the wellsprings and prospects of the current, frenzied efforts to return America's women to a prior, subordinate status.
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Cuando la Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias políticas de la Universidad de Ibagué celebra sus primeros veinte años de fructífera existencia (1995-2015), los artículos escritos por los profesores encargados de impartir la Cátedra de Introducción al Derecho, como soporte a su actividad docente, se integran en el presente libro que entregamos a la comunidad académica, con especial regocijo, en el sueño que contribuya eficazmente a la adecuada formación...
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Chief medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta finds herself in a Northern Virginia wilderness examining the remains of two campers wanted by federal law enforcement. The victims have been savaged beyond recognition, and other evidence is terrifying and baffling, including a larger-than-life footprint. After one of the most frightening body retrievals of her career, Scarpetta must discover who would commit murders this savage, and why.
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Fifteen years ago, Sara Linton's life changed forever when a celebratory night out ended in a violent attack that tore her world apart. Since then, Sara has remade her life. A successful doctor, engaged to a man she loves, she has finally managed to leave the past behind her. Until one evening, on call in the ER, everything changes. Sara battles to save a broken young woman who's been brutally attacked. But as the investigation progresses, led by...
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L'ouvrage analyse les bouleversements affectant les concepts fondamentaux en matière de transmission du nom comme élément premier d'identification de la personne ou encore d'organisation d'une double filiation mono-sexuée pour l'enfant né du projet parental de deux femmes.
Parallèlement à cette évolution qui témoigne d'une consécration toujours plus importante de l'autonomie, cette analyse porte sur l'organisation d'un contrôle renforcé...
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There was an eerie silence in the packed courtroom as everyone looked towards the foreman of the jury. "Guilty," he pronounced five times. The third most senior Catholic cleric in the world had been found guilty of sex crimes against children, bringing shame to the Church on a scale never seen before in its history. Investigative journalist Lucie Morris-Marr was the first to break the story that Cardinal George Pell was being investigated by the police....
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Se defiende la legalización de la interrupción voluntaria del embarazo desde una perspectiva laica y republicana. Por ello, el autor define al laicismo como propuesta para regular éticamente las relaciones entre los humanos en oposición al fanatismo.
PEDRO A. CAMINOS es abogado y docente de derecho constitucional en la Universidad de Buenos Aires (Argentina) en donde también está cursando sus estudios doctorales. Ha cursado posgrados de ciencia...
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¿Es posible anticipar la obediencia o no a las órdenes judiciales? ¿Qué sucede después de ganar un litigio contra alguna formade discriminación? ¿Cuáles son los incentivos o costos que inducen a los condenados a desobedecer una sentencia? En este innovador libro se analiza la experiencia de las víctimas tras obtener un triunfo judicial, recibido con altas expectativas y, con la esperanza de que las órdenes emitidas sean efectivamente cumplidas....
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Criminal justice reform efforts are sweeping the nation, and the damage to society is alarming. These movements have gained traction by the promotion of false narratives and a massive deception placed upon the public. Injustice for All rips away the façade of these reform movements with facts, exposing the disasters of "criminal justice reform." Whereas social justice is inundated with feelings, Surber's book is filled with facts. The men and women...
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Cuando una acción humana daña o lesiona a otros, ¿la única respuesta posible es la punitiva? ¿Existen modos de pensar el problema más allá de las categorías restrictivas de delito y castigo? Este libro se propone como un ambicioso aporte en esta dirección, y lo hace partiendo de una premisa tan original como provocadora: es bueno que las sociedades no se sientan cómodas respecto del castigo, que los ciudadanos lo consideren como un mal antes...
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Designed for the general reader and students of law, this is a concise history and analysis of the civil law tradition, which is dominant in most of Europe, all of Latin America, and many parts of Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. The fourth edition is fully updated to include the latest developments in the field and to correct and update historical details gleaned from newly-published research on Roman and Medieval law. In the past ten years, the...
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It is easy to get a criminal record. Simply being accused of a crime will lead to police making a record (usually called incident or occurrence report) of the event, even if no charges are laid. And if police do decide to lay charges, which they will do if they have the slightest belief that the person is guilty, fingerprints and photographs are taken. These become a criminal record, even if the charge may not result in conviction, if the person is...
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The Ultimate Deception is a true story of a father, who struggled with the justice system in a custody battle for his children. The mother of his children at times tried to stab herself in the abdomen, while pregnant with each child but was prevented to do so by this father. His children cried out to the authorities and to him to free them from an abusive home with their mother and step father. The court system chose not to believe this father or...
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Este artículo analiza la actual situación de precariedad en la que se encuentra el sistema penitenciario brasileño y como consecuencia de la ineficacia de la función resocializadora pluma y una comparación con Argentina. La evolución de la pena y sus especies y teorías. Las precarias condiciones en las que se llevaron, no sólo impiden que la rehabilitación es eficaz, pero también establece ofensa a uno de los principales derechos que la...
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Originally introduced as a form of social welfare with near-universal eligibility, legal aid in the UK is now framed as a benefit external to the legal system and understood in primarily economic terms. This book is the first to evaluate the recent reforms of UK legal aid from a social policy perspective and assess their impact on family law courts and advocacy. Written by experts in the field, it focuses on the rise in people representing their...
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El segundo volumen de Derecho Penal de Principios se dedicado al análisis de los principios fundamentales. Constituye una reflexión incisiva y práctica sobre tres principios fundamentales del Derecho Penal: legalidad, proporcionalidad y culpabilidad.
YVAN MONTOYA VIVANCO es Doctor en Derecho penal y Derechos Humanos por la Universidad de Salamanca (España). Es profesor principal en la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú donde imparte docencia...
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Este libro nos introduce al derecho ramano a través de sus principales conceptos, reglas y principios. La jurisprudencia de la Roma antigua es la base de los ordenamientos jurídicos que forman parte de la familia romano-germánica. Por tanto, si queremos conocer mejor el derecho peruano y hacer aportes congruentes con sus raíces, no podemos dejar de lado el estudio e investigación del derecho romano.
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